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Gaby Espino
Gaby Espino
	Espino in 2019
Born	María Gabriela Espino Rugero; November 15, 1977 (age 47); Caracas, Venezuela
Occupations	Actress; model; presenter;
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Cristóbal Lander (m. 2007; div. 2011)
Children	2

María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977),^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her main roles in telenovelas in her native Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico.^[5]

Early life and career

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is the daughter of a chemical engineer and a publicist.^[6] She is of Spanish, Native Venezuelan and Lebanese descent.^[7]^[8] Her parents divorced when she was young. She is the oldest of five children, she has a sister, Andreina, two paternal half-brothers, Gustavo and Mariano and a maternal half-sister, Nelly.^[9]

Due to her fascination with animals, she originally planned to become a veterinarian. She later decided to study dentistry, but changed her mind and began studying public relations, before deciding to become an actress.^[10]

Personal life

Gaby Espino married Venezuelan actor Cristobal Lander on June 14, 2007. On July 9, 2008, they welcomed a daughter named Oriana Lander.^[11]

During the filming of Mas Sabe el Diablo in 2009, Espino was linked to her co-star, Jencarlos Canela. In early 2010, Espino and Lander separated and it was rumored that it was because Canela was dating Espino on the side. Canela and Espino denied this and stated they were just friends.^[12]

Espino reconciled with Lander in November 2010, but they later divorced in March 2011 and once again rumors suggested that Canela and Espino were dating.^[13]^[14]

In September 2011, Canela and Espino did a live chat over social networking site Twitter, where they confirmed they were in relationship and announced that they were expecting their first child together. The godparents are Cristina Saralegui and Pitbull. Espino gave birth to their son, Nickolas Canela Espino, on February 12, 2012. On August 26, 2014 both Canela and Espino confirmed on their official Facebook page that they have decided to put an end to their relationship.^[15]

Filmography

Films

List of appearances and roles in feature films
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	La mujer de mi hermano	Laura / Lara	Debut film
2006	Elipsis	Leonora Duque
2010	Más sabe el diablo: El primer golpe	Manuela Dávila	Sequel to telenovela
2015	Desaparecer	Herself
2015	Lusers, los amigos no se eligen	Angie
2018	¡He matado a mi marido!	Viviana
2021	No es lo que parece	Adriana
2022	Cuarentones	Naomi

Television

List of appearances in television series and specials
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–1996	Nubeluz	Host / Dalina	Venezuelan Season
1997	A todo corazón	Natalia
1999	Enamorada	Ivana Robles
2000	Amantes de Luna Llena	Abril Cárdenas
2001	Guerra de mujeres	Yubirí Gamboa
2002	Las González	Alelí González
2003	Rebeca	Princesa Izaguirre Zabaleta
2004	Luna, la heredera	Luna Mendoza	Main role
2005–2015	Se solicita príncipe azul	María Carlota Rivas
2006–2007	Mundo de fieras	Mariángela Cruz
2007	Sin vergüenza	Renata Sepúlveda
2008–2009	El Rostro de Analía	Mariana Andrade / Ana Lucía "Analía" Moncada	Short participation
2009–2010	Más sabe el diablo	Manuela Dávila	Main role; 182 episodes
2010	Ojo por ojo	Alina Jericó de Monsalve
2011	Confesiones de novela	Herself
2013–2014	Santa Diabla	Amanda Braun / Santa Martínez	Main role; 136 episodes
2016–2018	Señora Acero	Indira Cárdenas	Series regular (seasons 3–4); 118 episodes
2019	Jugar con fuego	Camila Peláez de Miller	Main role; 10 episodes
2019	Miss Universe 2019	Herself	1 episode
2019	Betty en NY	Herself	1 episode
2021	La suerte de Loli	Paulina Castro	Main role; 103 episodes
2022	El rey Vicente Fernández	Verónica Landín	Recurring role; 26 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Works	Result
2012	Premios Tu Mundo	#MostSocial	Herself	Won
2013		I’m Sexy and I Know It		Won
		Favorite Award of the Night		Won
	Premios People en Español	Best Actress	Santa Diabla	Nominated
	Premios People en Español	Couple of the Year (with Aarón Díaz)		Nominated